On the ship to America

"Friday we were again sent to the port of embarkation, and there we got aboard a large American liner on which we were for thirteen days without any special event happening worth mentioning. Weather was favorable, and both the children and I enjoyed good health. The board on ship was, of course, not what we were accustomed to, but we had our own "flat brø" (flat bread), butter, prim and spikekjøt (dried beef) so we only took such as potatoes, coffee, and bread. However, we depended mostly on our own lunch baskets. Time went along in its special routine--eat, sleep, and walking up and down stairs. It was grand to be on deck during the day. There we had a good opportunity to notice all our fellow passengers. There were supposed to be 1,300 on board, we were told. "

Excerpt from Sigrid's account of her journey to America, written in 1919.